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Forum: Photography and Video Forum 04-04-2016, 04:02 PM
Replies: 42
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Posted By ewarnerusa
Yes, good advice. Thank you. I contemplated...

Yes, good advice. Thank you. I contemplated cutting my wiring back and redoing these connections, but after soaking in baking soda/water solution and cleaning them up I decided they were looking...
Forum: Photography and Video Forum 04-03-2016, 06:26 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,324
Posted By ewarnerusa
Yes. Hoping for good all around! So far it seems...

Yes. Hoping for good all around! So far it seems so.
Forum: Photography and Video Forum 04-03-2016, 05:58 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,324
Posted By ewarnerusa
Clean up day

So I pulled things apart again, baking soda cleaning and scraping of corrosion again, then reassemble with dielectric grease and protectant spray. I also cleaned up the corrosion on my cable ends...
Forum: Photography and Video Forum 03-31-2016, 09:42 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,324
Posted By ewarnerusa
yeah I'm concerned about my cables, too, because...

yeah I'm concerned about my cables, too, because the exposed wiring at the tip shows corrosion. I didn't do any soaking like you mentioned. It is strange because the first 3 years my batteries...
Forum: Photography and Video Forum 03-31-2016, 04:20 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,324
Posted By ewarnerusa
OP Update

Beautiful blues and greens?
OP update:
I opened up the battery cases and found that the corrosion was back in lovely green and blue. I cleaned all that gunk off and scraped things with a pocket...
Forum: Photography and Video Forum 11-17-2015, 06:50 PM
Replies: 42
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Posted By ewarnerusa
I checked water levels the other day and they are...

I checked water levels the other day and they are topped off. It was during the day and solar charge was happening, so while I did dip my hydrometer in the cells it was giving a biased high reading....
Forum: Photography and Video Forum 11-17-2015, 04:53 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,324
Posted By ewarnerusa
Battery update. I left the TT plugged in with...

Battery update.
I left the TT plugged in with the converter on (WFCO putting out 13.6V, as is typical) for a few days, as well as changing my solar controller algorithm to what I term my "winter...
Forum: Photography and Video Forum 11-09-2015, 07:36 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,324
Posted By ewarnerusa
OP check in, The camper is back home!!! Turns...

OP check in,
The camper is back home!!! Turns out the last few weeks of waiting were for having the decals professionally applied. I didn't know that and wasn't expecting to have "Aspen Trail"...
Forum: Photography and Video Forum 10-22-2015, 09:18 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,324
Posted By ewarnerusa
Yes, you're right about not wanting them to get...

Yes, you're right about not wanting them to get too deeply discharged which is why I was checking on them periodically and ultimately hooked the solar back up to them while it sat in their storage...
Forum: Photography and Video Forum 10-22-2015, 07:30 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,324
Posted By ewarnerusa
OP here with an update. Well to the shock of...

OP here with an update.
Well to the shock of probably no one who has had to have extensive repairs done by the RV shop, the trailer has been in there all summer and still is there today. They have...
Forum: Photography and Video Forum 07-30-2015, 10:00 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,324
Posted By ewarnerusa
It has been at the dealer for over a month, but...

It has been at the dealer for over a month, but on schedule for when they said they would work on it. I drove by today and see that it has been moved off the storage lot. So hopefully that means it's...
Forum: Photography and Video Forum 06-19-2015, 09:16 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,324
Posted By ewarnerusa
UPDATE: Dealer says its repairable, wrote me up...

UPDATE:
Dealer says its repairable, wrote me up a quote, and insurance is approving the claim. Only it is two claims since the axle damage and body damage did not occur in the exact same incident. ...
Forum: Photography and Video Forum 06-07-2015, 06:29 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,324
Posted By ewarnerusa
28' is too long to maneuver in tight quarters....

28' is too long to maneuver in tight quarters. The axles are flipped so dragging hasn't been an issue. The trailer frame does actually have protective brackets on the rear that do the dragging if it...
Forum: Photography and Video Forum 06-07-2015, 04:13 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,324
Posted By ewarnerusa
Stupid move, paid the price

This weekend was supposed to be our first summer camp trip and first trip in a couple years due to busy times. In hindsight it was obvious that there was no way the trailer was going to make it down...
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